Senate Bill sb2172

    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2172

    By Senator Brown-Waite





    10-1675A-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to school advisory councils;

  3         amending s. 229.58, F.S.; requiring school

  4         advisory councils to adopt bylaws; requiring

  5         that the bylaws include procedures for

  6         establishing a quorum, requiring notice of

  7         meetings, and replacing members; requiring the

  8         district school board to annually review and

  9         approve the proposed bylaws; providing an

10         effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of

15  section 229.58, Florida Statutes, to read:

16         229.58  District and school advisory councils.--

17         (1)  ESTABLISHMENT.--

18         (d)  Each school advisory council shall adopt bylaws

19  establishing procedures for:

20         1.  Requiring a quorum to be present before a vote may

21  be taken by the school advisory council. A majority of the

22  membership of the council constitutes a quorum.

23         2.  Requiring at least 3-days' advance notice in

24  writing to all members of the advisory council of any matter

25  that is scheduled to come before the council for a vote.

26         3.  Scheduling meetings when parents, students,

27  teachers, business persons, and members of the community can

28  attend.

29         4.  Replacing any member who has two unexcused

30  consecutive absences from a school advisory council meeting

31  that is noticed according to the procedures in the bylaws.

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2172
    10-1675A-02




  1         5.  Recording minutes of meetings.

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  3  The district school board shall review and approve all

  4  proposed bylaws of a school advisory council annually and

  5  shall maintain a record of minutes of council meetings.

  6         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July l, 2002.

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  9                          SENATE SUMMARY

10    Requires school advisory councils to adopt bylaws that
      are subject to approval by the district school board.
11    Requires that the bylaws include provisions for
      establishing quorums, requiring meeting notices,
12    scheduling meetings, and replacing members.

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